The Department of Economics at the Berlin Institute of Technology (Technische Universität Berlin) is looking for an economist to begin at the next possible date. The position is halftime and limited to 3 years.

Responsibilities: You will participate in the research project “Strategic effects of liquidity injections, lender-of-last-resort facilities and monetary policy responses to asset prices”. The project combines theoretical analyses of monetary policy with laboratory experiments. We provide you an opportunity to start an academic career and participate in the Berlin Doctorate Program in Economics and Management Sciences (BDPEMS).

Requirements: You should have a degree in economics or related fields. You should have had a proper training in microeconomic methods, DSGE models, and models of financial crises. Knowledge in experimental economics is an advantage.

Gross salary is calculated according to payment schedule TV-L (50%) and ranges from 18,000 to 25,000 Euros per year depending on age, number of children and marital status.

The Berlin Institute of Technology is striving to attract and retain an increased proportion of female employees and, thus, explicitly invites women to apply. With equal qualifications, female applicants will be preferentially hired.

Handicapped applicants will also, with equal qualifications, be preferentially hired.